Positives

• Students can save their progress, making it easier to incorporate into assignments or class periods.
• Students will interview experts and virtually interact with citizens, helping them understand the environmental and social impacts of floods.
  

Additional Prerequisites

• Students will need access to a device and the Internet for this game.
• The game may take some students longer than others to complete. Consider having checkpoints or breaking up the game into stages.
  

Differentiation

• Try grouping students in pairs and have them take turns making the choices.
• There are a number of connections and extensions listed in the Teacher Guide that can help you use this game in a social studies, science, or language arts class.
• This game may help students understand the importance of media literacy and investigative journalism. Have students research other news articles to see if they include citations for their information.
• Science classes can connect this game to lessons about permeability, the water cycle, wetlands, and water quality.
• Engineering classes can use this game to highlight the importance of integrating ecology into urban planning and design.